Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooches
Object Number:
INV.12655ab
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Gold, hair, pearls, glass
Dimensions:
each (a and b): 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.3 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on reverse of brooch b): "C"
engraved: on reverse of brooch a): "H"
Description:
2 similar gold mourning brooches; rectangular gold frames with glass compartments containing braided brown hair; framed by 22 small pearls; 1 initial engraved on the reverse of each: "H" and "C"; pin attachments.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
